Shabby Chic; Volume III

supersaver1000

bushkin1 wrote: »

Can anyone recommend a good white paint for woodwork please. Last time I used Dulux Once gloss and I wasn't impressed by it. Also, will I have to remove the present gloss or will a sand down be okay? I'll be painting inside doors, skirting boards and windows. Thanks.

Hi Bushkin, we used B&Q Everywhere on our skirtings, stairs etc and it's great, pretty reasonable too.
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emma_kate

neenaww wrote: »

Part 3 ... How have I only just found this section?!?!

Hello all! I've got the bug! Have so far painted three items with AS chalk paint. But have today ordered plaster of Paris to make my own as I 'need' lots of colour and AS works out too expensive!

My question to you all, if I may pick you collective brains is ... If I was to paint a piece of furniture but wanted to cover the top section with wallpaper for example, what is the best method to do this? Stick on with wallpaper paste? PVA glue? This thing I've heard talk of called Modge Podge (no idea what it is!) or something else? Then would I varnish it etc? Sorry, I'm really late at getting into this hobby due to previously having no spare time!!

Suggestions welcome please! Thanks in advance you talented lot!! :beer:

Hi, you can use PVA (might wrinkle up more) wallpaper paste (smooth out those bubbles!) or spray adhesive to get the job done. Mod podge is just thick pva I think. On a large flat surface I'd be tempted to avoid pva but wallpaper is thicker than normal paper so it might be fine...
Yes, it'd need a coat of laquer for protection. Thinner quick drying coats will also prevent it wrinkling up, Hope that helps.

neenaww

That's brilliant! Thanks so much for the advice :beer:

neenaww

Had an idea for my next next project now (lol)

If I covered a surface in fabric how could I protect it? Varnish again or something else? I did try a Google (other search engines are available!) search re varnish on fabric but it wasn't very helpful
Hoping one of you experts can advise me again please!!?

emma_kate

Yeah, varnish should be fine. Waterbased will be best so as not to discolour the fabric. The oil based ones are more yellow.

neenaww

Aww that's great, thanks again for you help! I bought varnish today (before I'd seen your reply re the fabric!) & luckily (coz I just grabbed the cheap option!) it's a water based clear varnish! Result!

Can't wait to see the finished results!!!!

Fay

Second try at this post as it logged me out last time just as I was about to submit! Here are some things I've done, not the best quality, but very enjoyable.









I have tired every way to rotate this last picture-it's the right way up on photobucket but not here. Sorry!

Athome1

These are all gorgeous Fay, well done!

neenaww

Well I'm now in the third layer of (water based) gloss varnish & I'm still not convinced its enough. I need the top to be well protected but I'm not sure it's quite doing the job. Am I just too impatient do you think? Is it wrong to expect to see any improvement after a couple of costs? Do I keep going or do I need different varnish?! Argh... So many questions!!

emma_kate

Often, if I have a piece of handpainted furniture that will take a battering from cups etc, like a bedside table, I get a piece of glass cut to sit on top. They'll polish the edges for you at the glass shop.
Or else persevere with the varnish. Those waterbased varnishes are pretty tough.

I love your makeovers Fay! Particularly the shelf. Doesn't orange pine look better painted!